American singer-songwriter, Youtube sensation and rising star Tori Kelly has had a great year, a year where his music and her talent has been enjoyed around the world.

She has duly promoted her second EP “Foreword“, and has collaborated on Professor Green’s smash single “Lullaby“. Besides, she also signed a big record deal with Capitol Records and has joined the group of pop stars promoted by Scooter Braun.

Kelly is currently working on her highly-anticipated major debut studio album, scheduled to be released in 2015 and the first single is coming sooner than you think.

USA Today confirmed that the lead single is produced by Max Martin and will be released early next year. So we must be ready!

Kelly co-wrote “Nobody Love” alongside Rickard Goransson and Max Martin, the Swedish songwriter and producer who has ruled the Billboard Hot 100 for over a decade with a string of No. 1 singles for Britney Spears, Katy Perry, P!nk, and Taylor Swift, to name a few. “When I went in to work with Max, the first thing he said was, ‘I want to make the song that you want.’ He wasn’t trying to force-feed me anything. It was very collaborative. He asked me what I thought about every single decision. That’s why so many artists like working with him, because he really pulls out your style and polishes it up and makes it easy for people to digest.”

Martin serves as executive producer on Kelly’s upcoming full-length debut album, which Capitol Records will release this spring. She also co-wrote with such vets as Savan Kotecha, Toby Gad, Claude Kelly, Chuck Harmony, Wolf Cousins, and Ed Sheeran, whose show at Madison Square Garden Kelly opened in November 2013. The album, she says, does not depart from her soulful roots. “And I’m not moving into just pop songs. It’s like a marriage between that soulful urban thing and a mainstream pop vibe. It was hard to get to that place, but once we had ‘Nobody Love,’ I knew we’d cracked the code. It felt seamless.

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Over the past year and a half, Kelly has sold out shows in several major cities (including The Troubadour and The Roxy in Los Angeles, the Bowery Ballroom and Gramercy Theatre in New York City, and Bush Hall in London), headlined a nine-city sold-out U.S. tour, and supported Jewel, Ed Sheeran, and Sam Smith on tour. She began working on the songs for her new album after wrapping up her performance schedule and is excited for fans to hear “Nobody Love,” which she describes as a “breath of fresh air to sing.” “The song is about how everyone is always on the run, looking for that next thing,” she says. “We’re always trying to find something better. For me, the song is saying to someone that we have something that’s not going anywhere and it’s nice not to have to go running around looking for that love. Some people might not pick up on that, but when I perform the song, I channel those types of feelings.”

“I’m excited to perform again,” she adds. “I really miss it. I’ve been in a cave writing, and sometimes I forget how to interact with people because I’ve been in studio-land. I’m excited to get out and play for people. That’s always the dream.”

I hope she can get another hit on her own because this is sounding superb from those clips. Automatically better than any of the youtube songs she's done which never sparked my interest. 'Lullaby' is still a gem though and she's stunning on that artwork too.

This is AMAZING, definitely a huge step in the right direction for her! 'Dear No One' and 'Paper Hearts' were both incredible, but this has blown them out the water! Praying the album is full of gems like this.

Oh wow getting Christina Millian vibes from this. That high run she does nearer the end is just *.* insane! Not sure it'll do much chart wise but I think it's a very promising 1st single. I do get the Problem comparison too. I wouldn't be surprised if it's produced by the same person.

turns out it is Max Martin. Might be slow on realising lol. I didn't read the opening post haha whoops!